7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2008-2122
IBM Rational Build Forge DoS Denial of Service
Description

IBM Rational Build Forge 7.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a port scan, which spawns multiple bfagent server processes that attempt to read data from closed sockets.

INFO

Published Date :

May 9, 2008, 3:20 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-2122 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ibm rational_build_forge
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-2122.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/30081 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21303877 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29036 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019964 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1427/references Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42173 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30081 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21303877 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29036 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019964 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1427/references Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42173 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-2122 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-2122 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-2122 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-2122 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30081
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29036
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019964
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1427/references
    Added Reference http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21303877
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42173
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/30081 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/30081 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29036 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29036 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019964 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019964 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1427/references No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1427/references Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21303877 No Types Assigned http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21303877 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42173 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42173 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-399
    Added CWE NIST CWE-772
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42173 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42173 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 09, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

4.73 }} -1.06%

score

0.88377

percentile